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Interactive Games to Further Gender Equality and Family Health in Egypt

Gender equality starts at home with the family, said Hamdia Yassin Ahmed, who works with Pathfinder’s Ma’an project in Egypt.…

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A Climate Emergency in Burundi—and How We Can Address It

Pathfinder has worked with communities on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania for more than a decade, improving their resilience to…

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On International Day of the Girl Child 2021, Pathfinder Nigeria trained over 150 in-school students on how to use Advance Family Planning’s SMART Advocacy Approach to advocate for change. Photo: Rain Vedutti

The Importance of Multi-Sectoral Partnerships to Achieving Universal Health Coverage

On December 12, the world celebrated Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day—the international community came together to renew its commitment to…

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Q&A with Darlene Irby

We sat down with Darlene Irby, our new Executive Director of Digital Health, to learn more about her and her new…

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m-mama: An Emergency Transport System in Tanzania is Saving Mothers’ Lives

Imagine being transported—unconscious—in order to safely deliver your baby. That’s exactly what happened to Anna during a prolonged labor. While…

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AskNivi: A Digital Platform Helping with Cervical Cancer Prevention in Kenya

Parents of students at Rising Academy School in Kilifi County, Kenya, expressed concern when  the school management allowed the local…

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Meet Sufia and baby Rifa Moni

In early August, historic monsoons triggered landslides, flooding, and unforeseen destruction in Rohingya refugee camps. Latrines, health clinics, and homes…

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How We Address Gender-Based Violence: Moving Beyond the 16 Days of Activism

In their lives, one in three women will experience physical or sexual abuse. Yet less than one percent—one percent! —of global humanitarian…

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World AIDS Day 2021: End Inequalities. End AIDS.

On World AIDS Day, Pathfinder continues to commit to the implementation of quality and comprehensive approaches to HIV prevention, care, and…

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Reflections on COP26 and what it means for women, girls, and global health

Now that COP26 has ended, see what our Managing Director, Empowerment Funds Barbara Merz, Senior Program Manager Madiha Latif, and one of our youth…

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Let’s Build on the Progress at COP26 by Investing in Women and Girls

COP26 concluded late last week with 197 countries signing on to the Glasgow Climate Pact, which establishes consensus on the need…

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A Young Woman’s Fight for Health Equity and Inclusion in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Edith Matondo, 23, grew up in Kinshasa, the capital city of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where people living…

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